Women’s Attitude Towards Environment Sustainability Through Natural Preservation

Jyoti Kumari


Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 (India)

Ajit Kumar Behura


Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 (India)

Sarita Kar


Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 (India)

Abstract

Women could have played a significant part in the process of Sustainable Development, although they were not given an opportunity to directly involve in this process in different cultures. Their roles are mainly subjected to perform household works, such as caring for children and elderly members. However, these familial responsibilities of women develop a positive attitude and potential skills to maintain sustainable development by preserving natural resources. This paper induces a brief description of the term Sustainable Development. Furthermore, it would suggest an environmentally sound model for achieving the objectives of sustainable development by incorporating eco-feminist ideas as its fundamental elements. Eco-feminism highlights the inter-connectedness of women with the environment and it claims that women’s active participation is globally required nowadays for achieving sustainability.


Keywords:

women, environment, sustainable development, natural resources, eco-feminism

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2020-01-02

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Kumari, J., Behura, A. K., & Kar, S. (2020). Women’s Attitude Towards Environment Sustainability Through Natural Preservation. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 15(1), 103–107. https://doi.org/10.35784/pe.2020.1.12

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Jyoti Kumari 

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 India

Authors

Ajit Kumar Behura 

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 India

Authors

Sarita Kar 

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826004 India

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